Hostess Brands says striking workers are forcing the company out of business.

Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October dropped slightly to 8.6 percent from 8.7 percent. But a new read on what happened in September was perhaps the most significant item in the latest economic report on the state.

Operations at Portland’s international container terminal, a workhorse of Oregon’s economy, appear increasingly tenuous as a third labor conflict surfaces and big customers waver.

The proposed Columbia River Crossing has turned into a high-stakes limbo dance: How low can the bridge go?

SolarWorld will lay off as many as 37 workers from its Hillsboro plant, company officials confirmed.

Portland has never been a taxi city. Streetcars, bikes and light rail have captured our interest much more than the idea of being able to run curbside, hold out a hand and flag down a crosstown ride on the spot. Mayor Sam Adams would like to see that change.

Portlanders who already embrace the “shop local” and “eat local” ethos, can now “dress local” too.

The third round of the Southern Oregon Angel Investment Network competition is under way with an estimated $200,000 in seed capital for entrepreneurs and startup companies up for grabs.

Some of Eugene’s most iconic structures were built by Chambers Construction, the company now led and owned by David Hilles: the Hult Center, the U.S. Bank tower, the University of Oregon Moshofsky Indoor Practice Facility and the UO Casanova Center football locker room.